Godtfredsen syndrome – recurrent clival chondrosarcoma with 6years follow up: a case report and literature review
Background: We report a rare case of Godtfredsen syndrome caused by clival chondrosarcoma and perform a review of literatures. This article also explains the clinico-anatomical correlation of this rare neurological syndrome. Case presentation: A 22-year-old gentleman presented with binocular diplo...
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BioMed Central
2022
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| Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/38530/1/Godtfredsen%20syndrome.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/38530/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35410158/ https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-022-02654-w |
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| Summary: | Background: We report a rare case of Godtfredsen syndrome caused by clival chondrosarcoma and perform a
review of literatures. This article also explains the clinico-anatomical correlation of this rare neurological syndrome.
Case presentation: A 22-year-old gentleman presented with binocular diplopia. Clinical examination revealed an
isolated right abducent nerve and right hypoglossal nerve palsy, with other cranial nerves intact.
Neuroimaging revealed a right clival mass. Supraorbital craniotomy and tumour debulking were done in the same
year. Histopathological examination showed low-grade chondrosarcoma.
After 5-years of default, he came back with the tumour enlarged. He underwent a right orbitozygomatic craniotomy
and tumour excision with 33 cycles of radiotherapy.
Despite two surgeries and radiotherapy, the abducent nerve and hypoglossal nerve did not improve throughout 6 years of follow-up. Cranial nerve VI palsy is not always a false localizing sign, in Godtfredsen syndrome it serves as a localizing sign.
Conclusion: To the best of our knowledge, this is the frst case report of Godtfredsen Syndrome secondary to clival
chondrosarcoma. Cranial nerve VI and XII palsy with no involvement of other cranial nerves, most likely the pathology is located at the clivus |
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